The aesthetic durability of wooden structures is a major challenge for the use of this material in construction.Wood is used for its technical performances but also for its architectural qualities and its aesthetic perception.The premature aging of the wooden structures is detrimental because these disorders, even if they do not affect the strength
The May Fourth Movement (1917-1921) has always been an important part of the official historical narrative of the Chinese Communist Party.Today, the Movement is often celebrated as being closely connected with the emergence of modern Chinese patriotism and nationalism in contemporary China.In the 21st century, Chinese nationalism has voiced more as
Abstract Background When promoting public health measures, such as reducing smoking, there are many different approaches, for example providing information, imposing legal restrictions, taxing products, and changing cultures.By analogy with evidence-based medicine, different approaches to campaigning for health promotion can be compared by obtainin
probiowrap Abstract Promiscuous females reduce male reproductive control.Males can attempt to monopolise access to these females, but distractions and sneaky rivals mean extra copulations cannot always be blocked.By mating first, males can obtain a headstart in sperm competition, but this may be negated by sperm storage and cryptic female choice me
The interaction in the solar vaidehi pant wind between two coronal mass ejections (CMEs) is investigated using numerical simulations.We show that the nature of the interaction depends on whether the CME magnetic structures interact, but in all cases the result is an equilisation of the speed of the two CMEs.In the absence of magnetic interaction, t